The Forcella Pordoi has always been one of the most popular freeride tours in Fassa Valley maybe because also not so expert riders can cope with its track. It consists in the discent from the Sass Pordoi (2950m) until Pordoi Pass (2239m); the difference in height is almost 700 meters, but from the technical point of view the track doesn't shows any difficulty. The starting point is the Refuge Maria Sass Pordoi (2950m), near the station of the cableway; from here in a few minutes you'll reach the Refuge Forcella Pordoi (2829m), where the real descent begins. The gully you have to go through is rather wide and the incline is never over 30°; the track becomes larger and larger as you go down until the western side of the Monte Forcia (2356m), on the wide grasses just over the Pass. As the track faces south, during the morning you can find the best condition of the snow; just in the afternoon it could get worse in case of high temperatures. Due to the popularty of the Forcella Pordoi, a lot of riders usually go down to Pordoi Pass: in the second part of the morning the track could be similar to a classical slope with hard and pressed snow. The avalanche danger is usually not so high, especially because of the soft incline of the slope; in case of alarm on the snow reports, the operators of the cableway do not allow the riders to go up with the skis. 

Freeride Forcella Pordoi - Group of Sella

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